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For the amount of time Shane Davis has been in the coaching profession, he has not had to deal with his teams being involved with slow starts to a season.

To this point, 2011 has been one of just two seasons in 20 years Davis has had to try and get his team to turn around seasons which have started with a less than desired number of wins.

“The kids who are in our program here at Apalachee have never been through this,” Davis said. “It’s something new for me during my time as an assistant and as a head coach. However, we can’t let what has happened to this point keep us from realizing there are still seven more regular season games to play. Our goal at this point has to be to finish 7-3 and then see what happens.” [Full Story »] 

Two days later, the emotion was still evident in David Wagner’s voice.

His Winder-Barrow High School football team was so close to victory, yet in the end, that elusive first win was denied, grabbed away like a bully stealing your lunch money.

“It was a tough evening,” said Wagner, whose team led 21-0 at one point in the contest. “It wasn’t any easier going back and watching it the second time around. We started on a high note, but couldn’t finish it. I will say we never had a letdown in effort the entire time.” [Full Story »] 

There likely won’t be any “David and Goliath” stories from Apalachee High School football coach Shane Davis this week.

More likely, Davis will tell his players what they have to do in order to defeat high-powered Flowery Branch this Friday. The AHS players and coaches have worked extremely hard the past two weeks preparing for this game and anyone who knows anything about this region or Flowery Branch knows why so much work has been put in.

Is the challenge in front of the Wildcats this Friday a mammoth one? You bet. Will it be an impossible one? The answer would be “no.”

AHS has a great deal of talent. The Wildcats showed flashes of their ability in the opening game against Habersham Central. [Full Story »] 

The first game of any football season is always special.

For die-hard fans, it ends months of anticipation and built up frustration watching the calendar slowly creep by.

The Apalachee High School Wildcats took the field for their first regular season game at Habersham Central High School last Friday. As always on opening night, it was a time for many “firsts.” [Full Story »]